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deficit hogs. after so many complaints that president obama is leading us down this dark well of never ending debt, a well that george w. push dug, the debt is stranging faster than anybody expected. the shortfall projection is 25% lower than they said it will be a few months ago and it's supposed to keep on dropping. by 2015 the deficit should total 2% over the total gross domestic product. and when president bush held office it was just over 10%. it deflates under democrats. grew under bush, dropped under clinton, grew under bush. how weather is the reaction to this? john boehner said nothing. and others say it's a report of out of scroll spending even though it's the opposite. and the g.o.p. will get together to vote to repeal obama-care for the 37th time. let's go to pat in world world news. >> thank you for having me. >> john: we did work with this president. we did help to bring the deficit down together, our policies are working. have you heard any reaction from "b" this? has this humbled an
deficit hogs. after so many complaints that president obama is leading us down this dark well of never ending debt, a well that george w. push dug, the debt is stranging faster than anybody expected. the shortfall projection is 25% lower than they said it will be a few months ago and it's supposed to keep on dropping. by 2015 the deficit should total 2% over the total gross domestic product. and when president bush held office it was just over 10%. it deflates under democrats. grew under bush,...
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over 20 years we would reduce the deficit by nearly 1 trillion-dollar. so these are all compelling economic reasons for reform as well as securing the country as well as ultimately providing a pathway to earn citizenship so people can fully participate in society, pay their taxes and earn their way towards the american citizenship which is our history as a country. >> michael: in short it just seems that the republicans--that's everything--everything you just said is everything that they have allegedly wanted, yet they're still not happy with this bill. if they don't find compromise, i can't help but think like many americans, that they're shooting themselves in the foot, and ruining their own political career. i'm almost afraid to share this information with them because they might figure it out. >> well, you know, if i were speaking strictly politically i would agree with you but i really do want to see for the nation comprehensive reform passed. but you're right in your calculous. to win the white house again to win the presidency, increasingly congre
over 20 years we would reduce the deficit by nearly 1 trillion-dollar. so these are all compelling economic reasons for reform as well as securing the country as well as ultimately providing a pathway to earn citizenship so people can fully participate in society, pay their taxes and earn their way towards the american citizenship which is our history as a country. >> michael: in short it just seems that the republicans--that's everything--everything you just said is everything that they...
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john john says a department of weed would have put this country in a deficit-free condition by now. and my favorite comment from tm weed to the people in order to form a new perfect union. >> bill: stacey is calling from illinois. stacey what do you say? >> caller: hi, i have more of a question, if legalization happens, what happens to all of the drug dealers? they lose a lot of money, each state gets $400 billion, but you take away from the drug dealers -- >> bill: i don't have any sympathy for the drug dealers, stacey. they are making it under the table, not paying taxes on it, or tributing to the economy at all. they are just putting that money in their pockets, and unfortunately i think a lot of them are selling to kids who should not be buying it. if they want to go legit and get a license to sell it or whatever, then fine. but, yeah, i guess the same question is what happened after prohibition. what happened to the people that were bootlegging? well, maybe they went out of business? >> i'm curious to know what you think, on why you think these numbers of people who want to see
john john says a department of weed would have put this country in a deficit-free condition by now. and my favorite comment from tm weed to the people in order to form a new perfect union. >> bill: stacey is calling from illinois. stacey what do you say? >> caller: hi, i have more of a question, if legalization happens, what happens to all of the drug dealers? they lose a lot of money, each state gets $400 billion, but you take away from the drug dealers -- >> bill: i don't...
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, why didn't the president mention the deficit in the inauguration? >> he talked about it. >> hal: that's what i mean. >> did he say the word "deficit"? >> hal: i believe so. >> talked about spending. >> hal: yes. regardless, the republicans house republicans have been spending -- they've spent $3 million defending the defense of marriage act. >> yes. >> hal: the bill that guarantees the federal government will not protect the rights of gays to get married and basically move from state to state. if you get married in massachusetts and you want to move to arkansas, they don't have to recognize it if they don't want to. that took legislative priority. that was important enough -- they couldn't move on s-chip legislation in a couple of sessions but they could really -- you know -- >> hone in on this. >> hal: hone in on this. they have paid a lawyer, paul clement, $520 an hour according to think progress, to defend it in court. and his reasoning as to why it should not be seen before the supreme court and why it should not -- it should stand and never be
, why didn't the president mention the deficit in the inauguration? >> he talked about it. >> hal: that's what i mean. >> did he say the word "deficit"? >> hal: i believe so. >> talked about spending. >> hal: yes. regardless, the republicans house republicans have been spending -- they've spent $3 million defending the defense of marriage act. >> yes. >> hal: the bill that guarantees the federal government will not protect the rights of...
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i will terminate the deficit. >> he didn't terminate the deficit. it took a democrat to do that. >> stephanie: he said it is no longer frightening. he likes it when people mock his accent. in the '70s, people were frightened of the german accent. >> it is technically us a -- austrian. >> stephanie: right. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] he said that he's 65 now. he gets better with age. he's in a new movie. the last stand. >> i don't think it did very well. >> stephanie: no? he said i got older i got wiser. i experienced certain things as governor that helped me with my performance. you did do some acting. >> there was a performance. >> stephanie: i'm talking about the housekeeper. >> yeah, i know. he had to perform. he had to perform in order to -- >> stephanie: here's the part where he says something that makes sense. he's called for american leaders to think beyond gun laws. he says u.s. leaders need to address issues such as parenting, mental illness as well as laws on firearms when discussing ways to reduce gun violence. and things of that nat
i will terminate the deficit. >> he didn't terminate the deficit. it took a democrat to do that. >> stephanie: he said it is no longer frightening. he likes it when people mock his accent. in the '70s, people were frightened of the german accent. >> it is technically us a -- austrian. >> stephanie: right. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] he said that he's 65 now. he gets better with age. he's in a new movie. the last stand. >> i don't think it did very...
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he said the plan reduces the deficit, and makes necessary investments because we can do both. the numbers work. there is not a lot of smoke and mirrors. the president yesterday. >> obama: -- reducing the deficit and making the investments necessary to grow our economy. and we can do both. >> stephanie: and he talked about closing the loop holes for the rich. he said there are is no excuse to keep these loopholes open. and he said when it comes to deficit reduction, i have already met the republicans more than halfway. >> obama: i'm reallying to accept these as part of a compromise. >> stephanie: what do you think the next sentence is? congressional republicans promptly attack the plan. mitch mcconnell said it's not serious. >> it's not serious. serious plans -- >> stephanie: that's my favorite part. it's just another left-wing wish list. [ phyllis diller laughter ] >> stephanie: paul ryan said he was disappointed -- >> disappointed! >> because it doesn't destroy the middle class enough. >> stephanie: right. >> disappointed! >> stephanie: yeah, you know it's bad. >> the premium
he said the plan reduces the deficit, and makes necessary investments because we can do both. the numbers work. there is not a lot of smoke and mirrors. the president yesterday. >> obama: -- reducing the deficit and making the investments necessary to grow our economy. and we can do both. >> stephanie: and he talked about closing the loop holes for the rich. he said there are is no excuse to keep these loopholes open. and he said when it comes to deficit reduction, i have already...
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the deficit is already coming down. >> bill: yes. >> people don't understand that. the deficit is already coming down. so what he wants to do is, you know, this rising tide lifts all boats kind of thing. once the economy improves, this heat to cut entitlements they think will probably dissipate. >> that's their strategy >> bill: don't you think it's cheeky of mitch mcconnell to attack the president or criticize. maybe attack is too strong the president for not reaching out in his inaugural address when mitch mcconnell on day 1 of the 2009 said, our number 1 legislative priority is to deny him a second term? right? >> pot meets kettle. absolutely. mitch mcconnell, it was completely hypocritical of him. i mean: are you surprised? that clearly shows you, look, the partisan lines. people thought there is always this in the wake of an election there is always this period. talk about happy new year. there is this period. i am not sure how long it lasts where people think, okay, maybe this time will be different the perhaps th
the deficit is already coming down. >> bill: yes. >> people don't understand that. the deficit is already coming down. so what he wants to do is, you know, this rising tide lifts all boats kind of thing. once the economy improves, this heat to cut entitlements they think will probably dissipate. >> that's their strategy >> bill: don't you think it's cheeky of mitch mcconnell to attack the president or criticize. maybe attack is too strong the president for not reaching...
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we're running annual deficits. the absolute size of the government's debt gets bigger but the size of the deaf -- deficits have gone to under a trillion a year this year which no changes no effort really to actually do anything except for the economy to improve tax receipts to go up and you know, lower spending on sort of income support type things that the government was doing. so i do think when you have that tail wind, when all of a sudden it becomes a smaller problem versus a bigger problem it becomes easier. if you look at the long-term charts, you know, it seems like it is heading in this direction where all of a sudden, it doesn't become a big deal. the government pays less in interest in the debt than it has in decades. >> bill: all of that makes for an easier climate. michael san toly, you can follow him at finance at yahoo.com. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." (vo) vanguard is all new with a world premiere episode straight from today's headlines. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen
we're running annual deficits. the absolute size of the government's debt gets bigger but the size of the deaf -- deficits have gone to under a trillion a year this year which no changes no effort really to actually do anything except for the economy to improve tax receipts to go up and you know, lower spending on sort of income support type things that the government was doing. so i do think when you have that tail wind, when all of a sudden it becomes a smaller problem versus a bigger problem...
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we are going to let obama -- obama's policies solve the budget deficit policy over the next 10 years but we are going to take credit for it while we undo his policies. >> yeah. it doesn't make any sense. you know, as i mentioned the other day rosko, i appreciate hearing from you, this whole -- the entire obama plan. i'm sorry. ryan plan. whoa. >> peter: careful. >> bill: the entire ryan plan subpoena premised on repealing obamacare. we know that's we know that's not going to happen. it's been in place. a lot of the program is fixed. people are joining up. people like it. the reviews about obama care where it's already kicked in are very, very positive. >> that's the number one reason it's not going to work. no. 2 is, to repeal it would have to go through the senate. the senate, the votes are not there. they are not going to repeal obamacare. number 3, the supreme court has weighed in and said obama care is totally, totally acceptable under the constitution totally legitmat. they have endorsed obamacare. john boehner even said, obama care is now the law of the land. so it's time to, l
we are going to let obama -- obama's policies solve the budget deficit policy over the next 10 years but we are going to take credit for it while we undo his policies. >> yeah. it doesn't make any sense. you know, as i mentioned the other day rosko, i appreciate hearing from you, this whole -- the entire obama plan. i'm sorry. ryan plan. whoa. >> peter: careful. >> bill: the entire ryan plan subpoena premised on repealing obamacare. we know that's we know that's not going to...
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the deficit has dropped by $555 billion since obama has been president. blah blah blah. compromise has no place in matter of faith is what the piece is. >> i think you are always going to believe everything he believes too, if you don't ever leave the bubble. like if i took mitt romney down to all of my casino gigs. this is america. that bubble up there, those last 12 people, they don't know what is going on down here. and trust me it's an entirely different makeup. they don't even know what obamacare is. they are trying to get 21, and they are focused on their next card and should i take it or not? this is the danger. you never get it. >> i can't imagine mitt romney at casino morongo. >> that's what i'm saying. no clue. >> stephanie: and you need quarters to play this machine. >> what are those? is the mint still making change? >> what are these metal things? >> stephanie: eighteen minutes after the hour. kids carbonite we have it on every computer here on the "stephanie miller show," because we cannot afford to lose our stuff. what would we do if we lost kathleen kathl
the deficit has dropped by $555 billion since obama has been president. blah blah blah. compromise has no place in matter of faith is what the piece is. >> i think you are always going to believe everything he believes too, if you don't ever leave the bubble. like if i took mitt romney down to all of my casino gigs. this is america. that bubble up there, those last 12 people, they don't know what is going on down here. and trust me it's an entirely different makeup. they don't even know...
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. >> obama: so while i'm willing to compromise and find common ground over how to reduce our deficits, america cannot afford another debate with this congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up. >> bill: so the question -- so why should the president entertain this notion that the debt ceiling which republicans voted for 19 times under george w. bush without a peep, you know, why should he entertain the notion that suddenly this is a matter of big negotiations? >> well, he's trying to say that he shouldn't but unfortunately the house republicans have the majority in congress. unfortunately for him, so when he says he doesn't want to debate it and negotiate over it, he is running up against the fact that people who have the power in the house do want to debate it and that can cause problems. he certainly is pushing this idea here to try to remove this from the realm of what he wants and the american people see as rational debate. he used a lot of words yesterday that were very strong to try to make people see this as what he called an absurd way of
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for the purpose of deficit reduction. they acknowledge that there are all sorts of tax breaks out there in the tax code. they just don't want to close a single one of them in order to reduce the deficit. they will only close those loopholes if it means reducing the tax rate on high income individuals. >> bill: so peter let's post on our web site a link, maybe the phone number for the speaker's office so people can get in and suggest do the right thing. we're not calling for anything special. just regular order. >> regular order on the budget. >> bill: conference, members of the conference committee the senate and house can get together and maybe we can resolve this budget issue. congressman, with that, we'll let you get back to work. >> good to be with you. >> bill: thank you so much for coming in. i appreciate your time very much leadership on so many issues. congressman chris van hollen. i'll be back with a quick parting shot for today. >> announcer: this is the bill press show. i think the number one thing that viewers
for the purpose of deficit reduction. they acknowledge that there are all sorts of tax breaks out there in the tax code. they just don't want to close a single one of them in order to reduce the deficit. they will only close those loopholes if it means reducing the tax rate on high income individuals. >> bill: so peter let's post on our web site a link, maybe the phone number for the speaker's office so people can get in and suggest do the right thing. we're not calling for anything...
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. >> bill: the deficit's going down and the market the dow is going up. so there is some good economic news that you never hear about except here on the "full court press." congressman henry cuellar great to have you with us this morning. >> thank you, bill and victoria. >> bill: we'll be back to continue our conversation with victoria jones and you on the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." (vo) this afternoon, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. these talking points, that the right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. really? you know i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative unc
. >> bill: the deficit's going down and the market the dow is going up. so there is some good economic news that you never hear about except here on the "full court press." congressman henry cuellar great to have you with us this morning. >> thank you, bill and victoria. >> bill: we'll be back to continue our conversation with victoria jones and you on the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." (vo) this afternoon,...
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congress has the next three and a half months to run up the deficit as much as it wants. the house and senate extended the debt ceiling. president obama has signed the no budget, no pay act of 2013. not only does that put off the nation's debt obligations until may 18th, it also withholds pay for a number of congressmen and womenless women unless they pass a budget by april. >>> eight senators have voted to block the violence against women act. that bill would protect victims of domestic violence and this particular version extends that care to illegal immigrants, native americans and lgbt members. senators who voted against considering that bill include ted cruz, marco rubio and rand paul, all republicans. more bill's up next. stay with us. to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> a
congress has the next three and a half months to run up the deficit as much as it wants. the house and senate extended the debt ceiling. president obama has signed the no budget, no pay act of 2013. not only does that put off the nation's debt obligations until may 18th, it also withholds pay for a number of congressmen and womenless women unless they pass a budget by april. >>> eight senators have voted to block the violence against women act. that bill would protect victims of...
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. >> deficit is up because revenue is down. but government employees, as you just stated, is down by half a million. the economy has come back to the extent that it has based upon private sector growth, which is you know, all wonderful, but if we had also had meaningful government spending then employment numbers would be back where they should be revenue would be up. we wouldn't be running the deficits. everything would be much better. you know, we have been quietly participating in an austerity approach which we have seen as killed europe, largest macro economic experiment in history. it's not working there. we should spend more not less right now. >> bill: yeah i have seen a couple of articles. i wanted to get your take on it too, that the public, you know they don't support the sequester. at the same time they don't seem -- america is so worked up about it because we have gone from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis that the cries of alabama don't seem to be, you know -- >> i think we are at crisis fatigue at t
. >> deficit is up because revenue is down. but government employees, as you just stated, is down by half a million. the economy has come back to the extent that it has based upon private sector growth, which is you know, all wonderful, but if we had also had meaningful government spending then employment numbers would be back where they should be revenue would be up. we wouldn't be running the deficits. everything would be much better. you know, we have been quietly participating in an...
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we didn't even increased the deficit. >> uh-huh. >> hurt the economy, jobs monthly job growth was cut in half. this is serious. >> yeah. the idea that they would play politics with this debt ceiling is really unconshunable. >> we are seeing the financial sector weigh in now business roundtable chamber of commerce. >> do you know how bad it is? get this. the koch brothers yesterday came out. the koch brothers. >> allies, our allies now. >> yeah. they came out yesterday and said, republicans are making a big mistake to play politics with the debt ceiling. when the koch brothers and jan schakowski are on the same side -- >> that's a headline right there. >> i think it is. all right. evans mcmorris good to see you? >> sure. >> congresswoman, it was good to see you. >> enjoyed it. >> thanks so much. i will be back with a quick parting shot here. >> this is "the bill press show." rogaine? well, i'll admit it. i was skeptical at first. but after awhile even my girlfriend noticed a difference. [ male announcer ] rogaine is proven to help stop hair loss. and for 85% of guys, it regrew hair. sa
we didn't even increased the deficit. >> uh-huh. >> hurt the economy, jobs monthly job growth was cut in half. this is serious. >> yeah. the idea that they would play politics with this debt ceiling is really unconshunable. >> we are seeing the financial sector weigh in now business roundtable chamber of commerce. >> do you know how bad it is? get this. the koch brothers yesterday came out. the koch brothers. >> allies, our allies now. >> yeah. they...
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. >> stephanie: deficits don't matter. funny that. all right. thank you your healthcareness, we appreciate it. >> no problem. i would ask people to look for the facts before they buy into the hype. that's the key. do some research. i'll put up a bunch of links on twitter along the way. just make sure you pay attention because there will be a lot of spin and it will be negative spin. >> stephanie: all right, honey, thank you. >> my pleasure. >> stephanie: all right, bye-bye. mason in ohio, you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi mason. >> caller: good morning, my little 4th of july sunshine. how are you doing, today? >> stephanie: good morning moonshine. >> caller: hey, listen, you know i'm a news junky. i wear my nerd badge proudly. i gotta say i'm a little annoyed at the fact that all of the news networks are hearing is the zimmerman trial front to back. there is way too many news stories that are being missed and i'm going to -- i'm going to soapbox just a little if you don't mind to give you the headlines that really
. >> stephanie: deficits don't matter. funny that. all right. thank you your healthcareness, we appreciate it. >> no problem. i would ask people to look for the facts before they buy into the hype. that's the key. do some research. i'll put up a bunch of links on twitter along the way. just make sure you pay attention because there will be a lot of spin and it will be negative spin. >> stephanie: all right, honey, thank you. >> my pleasure. >> stephanie: all right,...
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if you think of it, the tax gap is actually almost half the size of the federal deficit. for every dollar that the u.s. fails to collect from taxes its owed, it has to borrow money to pay for its spending. it's not only paying for the people that, you know, fail to pay their taxes but also paying investors' interest and that come back to the taxpayer in future years. i found a study that 140ed that should sec west trace go through and not be fix the and should the irs have to lay off a few thousand enforcement employees, it's probably going to cost the government $45 bill dollars and that because of future interest will translate to about $33 in-householdnot in the future for americans. >> bill: this is insane. isn't it? when you think about it? i mean the impact of it. so, when tom coburn or some other -- -- or john boehner, or some other republican legislateor says they are exaggerating this is not that bad. this is not really going to hurt, it's just wrong? >> i think it really compends upon where you are looking. i think when you look at the i felt rs, i think a lot o
if you think of it, the tax gap is actually almost half the size of the federal deficit. for every dollar that the u.s. fails to collect from taxes its owed, it has to borrow money to pay for its spending. it's not only paying for the people that, you know, fail to pay their taxes but also paying investors' interest and that come back to the taxpayer in future years. i found a study that 140ed that should sec west trace go through and not be fix the and should the irs have to lay off a few...
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double the deficit. that is -- okay. it is right wing talking point day. >> it really is. >> trolling. >> stephanie: he put it on the books. they were george bush's wars. >> the wars were not on the books previously. obama did the right thing and put them on the books which led to -- >> why did you put them on the books? >> stephanie: medicare part d wasn't paid for. [ whatever! ] >> he's a kenyan! >> lot of george bush's goodies for the rich. >> stephanie: why do i get a feeling they're like a call center next to each other. good point! >> good point sir! >> stephanie: right wing troll center. >> all of the trolls in the background. >> stephanie: let's go to ed in philly. >> caller: how you doing steph? >> stephanie: hello ed. >> caller: i would like to be the official chemist of "the stephanie miller show." >> ooh we needed one! >> caller: hi, the reason why i called is everybody who's actually making money off of this economy hiding money offshore and other goodies like that are not paying their taxes
double the deficit. that is -- okay. it is right wing talking point day. >> it really is. >> trolling. >> stephanie: he put it on the books. they were george bush's wars. >> the wars were not on the books previously. obama did the right thing and put them on the books which led to -- >> why did you put them on the books? >> stephanie: medicare part d wasn't paid for. [ whatever! ] >> he's a kenyan! >> lot of george bush's goodies for the rich....
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the deficit has fallen under obama. the level of government spending at the lowest since the eisenhower years. >> stock market is near record high. [ ♪ "jeopardy" theme ♪ ] >> stephanie: okay. jim, who said i think conservatives in general got in a habit of talking to themselves. i think that they in a sense got isolated into their own world. so did our pollsters many of whom were wrong about turnout. degree we believe the other side was kidding themselves, it turned out to be the real world, part of what makes politics so fascinating. in the real world, we were kidding ourselves. who said that? >> senator joe mccarthy. >> stephanie: newt gingrich. newt gingrich. [ applause ] stotterred into reality for a minute. >> maybe he was breathing air in coach for a minute. >> stephanie: same coach chair i did. >> robert in north carolina. hi robert. >> caller: hey. thank you for your show. you do a great job. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: i've always wondered why you all don't show dick cheney on the sunday morning ta
the deficit has fallen under obama. the level of government spending at the lowest since the eisenhower years. >> stock market is near record high. [ ♪ "jeopardy" theme ♪ ] >> stephanie: okay. jim, who said i think conservatives in general got in a habit of talking to themselves. i think that they in a sense got isolated into their own world. so did our pollsters many of whom were wrong about turnout. degree we believe the other side was kidding themselves, it turned...
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they have to deal with it because we have to reduce the deficit. >> bill: i don't know. i'm more and more pessimistic particularly when you hear boehner's rhetoric. we'll get to your calls. igor volsky from think progress here on the tuesday edition of the "full court press." >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv, this is the "bill press show." (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. all across america people are using lysol in hundreds of unexpected ways to help keep their homes healthy. ben's mom uses it around the bathtub, the last place where she wants to find mold. lysol disinfectant spray kills mold and unlike clorox clean-up it's approved to keep it from growing back for up to a week. join the mission for health. see how people everywhere are using lysol disinfectant spray and share your own story on facebook. the bar harbor bake is really worth trying. [ male announcer ] get more during red lobs
they have to deal with it because we have to reduce the deficit. >> bill: i don't know. i'm more and more pessimistic particularly when you hear boehner's rhetoric. we'll get to your calls. igor volsky from think progress here on the tuesday edition of the "full court press." >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv, this is the "bill press show." (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life...
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so you know, jobs equal deficit reduction. so i think it's going to be something that is going to not only cause a lot of us to stand up but i hope that people watching at home, the middle class is going to stand up and say yeah, this is about me. >> bill: but you know also, that has always been a republican theme in the past, right, before president obama started. it is a way to grow the economy is through new investment, right. continuing to grow, continuing to expand. if we don't we just stagnate and go backwards you know. that's a real conservative idea. economically. >> yes. but the problem is that we can't solve the federal budget problem by creating budget problems for american families and businesses and seniors and the middle class. you know. if you cut what they want to cut from the budget, the cbo says we could go into a double-dip recession. well obviously that's not where we want to go. spending cuts in the last quarter actually were the thing that made the economy dip in terms of growth. we've seen -- in the unit
so you know, jobs equal deficit reduction. so i think it's going to be something that is going to not only cause a lot of us to stand up but i hope that people watching at home, the middle class is going to stand up and say yeah, this is about me. >> bill: but you know also, that has always been a republican theme in the past, right, before president obama started. it is a way to grow the economy is through new investment, right. continuing to grow, continuing to expand. if we don't we...
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. >> there will be substantial deficit reduction as the affordable care act is implemented. >> stephanie: yeah, there's that. y'all's fiscal hawks out there. gene green of texas. >> as we know there have been a lot of talking points on the other side about the train wreck. he made the commitment. this will roll out. >> that's a democrat from texas. >> stephanie: right. you may recognize him as a food critic in rat tu wee, ted cruz. >> we have got to make the case and say we want to fund the federal government, and why is president obama threatening to shut down the entire federal government in order to force obamacare down our throats. >> stephanie: oh, my god! you mean fund a law that was passed, and they said the referendum will be the 2012 election. and said the supreme court is going to overturn it -- >> why is he shutting down -- that's just stupid. >> stephanie: by funding the law of the land. >> how dare he? >> where are republicans obsessed with ramming things down people's throats. >> yeah, that's interesting, but not in a gay way. >> stephanie: no. marsha blackburn. >> if the s
. >> there will be substantial deficit reduction as the affordable care act is implemented. >> stephanie: yeah, there's that. y'all's fiscal hawks out there. gene green of texas. >> as we know there have been a lot of talking points on the other side about the train wreck. he made the commitment. this will roll out. >> that's a democrat from texas. >> stephanie: right. you may recognize him as a food critic in rat tu wee, ted cruz. >> we have got to make the...
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erskine bowles and alan simpson who now are considered the gods of budget deficit they've had the same plan out there. it's gotta be cuts, yes. and it's gotta be new revenue and the republicans are saying no cut cut cut cut cut. no closing the loopholes for oil companies or the wealthiest of americans. any meeting with john boehner and mitch mcconnell a freaking waste of time. 1-866-55-press. don't you think so? haven't we learned that? 1-866-55-press. i think president obama has learned it. he's not just going to have a photo op. have him down there so they look good. they know what they've got to do, damn it. 1-866-55-press. let's talk about it. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv, this is the "bill press show." i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are
erskine bowles and alan simpson who now are considered the gods of budget deficit they've had the same plan out there. it's gotta be cuts, yes. and it's gotta be new revenue and the republicans are saying no cut cut cut cut cut. no closing the loopholes for oil companies or the wealthiest of americans. any meeting with john boehner and mitch mcconnell a freaking waste of time. 1-866-55-press. don't you think so? haven't we learned that? 1-866-55-press. i think president obama has learned it....
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. >> but republicans got to the brink and caved on the deficit ceiling. they got to the brink and they caved on sequester the first round. now, sequester comes back and still with the budget. and and they are saying, no, no, no. they are saying again that we are never going to agree with this unless we get major, major spending cuts and social security and welfare but can we believe him anymore? i mean it looks to me at the same time like they will get to the brink again and realize, no, no, no. we can't do this. if we look at recent history, that would be the course. what's fascinating is the republicans see this as the major bargaining chip to get their desired spending cuts but if we remember from their campaign last fall we saw mitt romney and paul rind on trying to avert the sequester saying this would be a really bad thing, you know, especially for defense. now, we kind of see a reverse here john boehner has said that he does not support a delay which the president wants, which the president outlined last week. so they are saying, we are ready to --
. >> but republicans got to the brink and caved on the deficit ceiling. they got to the brink and they caved on sequester the first round. now, sequester comes back and still with the budget. and and they are saying, no, no, no. they are saying again that we are never going to agree with this unless we get major, major spending cuts and social security and welfare but can we believe him anymore? i mean it looks to me at the same time like they will get to the brink again and realize, no,...
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a deficit reduction package, that shouldn't be part of the package. the republicans don't want to negotiate, period the they would rather have the issue, i think. republicans we can't, i guess i should have really started right here. i will jump to it right now. we cannot talk to a democrat from kentucky without asking about ashley judd. is she or isn't she? i mean i know you've got that question all the time. >> i get at a time 10 to 15 times a day. and i am excited about the fact that i get the question because that's an education of how incredibly significant her can candidacy would be and the pressure it would put on mitch mcconnell because, you know, one thing -- and i will get to answer your question but one thing about mitch mcconnell, and i have known him for 45 years is that during his political career, he has never really faced any scrutiny. he's never had -- allowed the media to put pressure on him or his opponent to put pressure on him. and he's going to -- he can't avoid it. there is going to be such a media circus if ashley runs that he
a deficit reduction package, that shouldn't be part of the package. the republicans don't want to negotiate, period the they would rather have the issue, i think. republicans we can't, i guess i should have really started right here. i will jump to it right now. we cannot talk to a democrat from kentucky without asking about ashley judd. is she or isn't she? i mean i know you've got that question all the time. >> i get at a time 10 to 15 times a day. and i am excited about the fact that i...
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you'll remember he famously said that we need more revenue when we talk about deficit reduction. maybe not raising taxes. maybe we'll close some loopholes. not terribly radical but certainly a bit to the right of what you hear from g.o.p. house leadership. and on immigration he said let's all come together. let's find a comprehensive solution that includes "a path to citizenship." he said that as recently as january 24th in the "wall street journal." he told charlie rose that last year. well, he's out with this book today and excerpts came out yesterday where this position of let's give folks a pathway to citizenship has been dialed back a bit. and he wrote fairly clearly that if you came into this country illegally, we shouldn't reward you with citizenship. that that would kind of really undermine the integrity of all of our laws and if you want citizenship, you need to go back to your country you need to emigrate back and get back in line. it is a fairly silly idea, partly because you have 11 million undocumented immigrants. 2/3 of whom have been in this country for more than t
you'll remember he famously said that we need more revenue when we talk about deficit reduction. maybe not raising taxes. maybe we'll close some loopholes. not terribly radical but certainly a bit to the right of what you hear from g.o.p. house leadership. and on immigration he said let's all come together. let's find a comprehensive solution that includes "a path to citizenship." he said that as recently as january 24th in the "wall street journal." he told charlie rose...
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over half of those in that poll are republicans agree to the president's approach to dealing with the deficit. they said we should have a mix of more revenue through tax increases and tax reform and spending cuts not just spend cuts alone. 19% of the american people a little more than believe that the moon landing was fake 19% of the american people are with the republicans on a spending-cuts program. they are retreating in the smallest part of the electorate. >> holding out for that 19%. it is insane politics. >> it is. look where they are. >> if not suicidal. >> right. >> look where they are. the malth in the house. they lost seats but they want it back. they play a major role. but they are a party that setaid they want to grow not shrink. it looks like they are shrinking. >> boy, you get more into that in just a little bit here our team press, of course, in place, peter ogburn and dan henning, fill backert on the phone and cyprian on the video cam. it was a big day. i don't know whether you caught up with us. the first lady welcomed a special guest to the white house kitchen with a special
over half of those in that poll are republicans agree to the president's approach to dealing with the deficit. they said we should have a mix of more revenue through tax increases and tax reform and spending cuts not just spend cuts alone. 19% of the american people a little more than believe that the moon landing was fake 19% of the american people are with the republicans on a spending-cuts program. they are retreating in the smallest part of the electorate. >> holding out for that 19%....
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oh, deficits aren't a problem. what are you talking about? a deficit? or simply saying that -- or simply painting you as a traitor. so you know, i'm glad that, you know, obama didn't go that far. if it had been the bush administration, it wouldn't have just been that edward snowden is not a patriot. it would have been he's a traitor and we'll be gitmoing him soon. >> stephanie: exactly. rudeness, some great rude stuff including the whole tokyo tank thing. really great tool. really good visual. >> google probably exploded for people trying to look that up. make sure safe search is off. >> i also just want to say real quick, i want to say to thank you for having me on current tv. i'm not leaving. i will be on the radio but also to say farewell to john fuglesang and his show. >> stephanie: i know. >> because that man is a mench and his show was a blast. >> stephanie: indeed. i know. sad week here for current tv but as you say, the radio show will continue and we'll see you monday. all right, honey. we'll have a new tv outlet to announce. i'm not sure when.
oh, deficits aren't a problem. what are you talking about? a deficit? or simply saying that -- or simply painting you as a traitor. so you know, i'm glad that, you know, obama didn't go that far. if it had been the bush administration, it wouldn't have just been that edward snowden is not a patriot. it would have been he's a traitor and we'll be gitmoing him soon. >> stephanie: exactly. rudeness, some great rude stuff including the whole tokyo tank thing. really great tool. really good...
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from a finding that the republican-dominated group spending your tax money those deficit hawks defending the law lacks legal standing in a dismissal strike down the provision and declaring all laws tied to sexual orientation deserve tough judicial scrutiny. the latter stance could pave the way for states nationwide. from the tone of the arguments on tuesday majority would likely resist that route. interesting what dennis herrera thinks. he's been on every -- he's a married catholic straight dad. who's been, you know, a lot of people said don't have to go as far as he's gone. ♪ let's hear it for the boy ♪ ♪ let's give the boy a hand ♪ >> stephanie: finishing this real quick. justices do not seem ready for a role on center stage in the matter. justice sonia sotomayor suggested maybe the matter should percolate longer in the states. alito said it was newer than today's cell phones and not ready for judicial intervention. >> what? >> stephanie: should you compare people to gadgets? kennedy, the usual swing vote like in the court's possible journey to going into unchartered waters or
from a finding that the republican-dominated group spending your tax money those deficit hawks defending the law lacks legal standing in a dismissal strike down the provision and declaring all laws tied to sexual orientation deserve tough judicial scrutiny. the latter stance could pave the way for states nationwide. from the tone of the arguments on tuesday majority would likely resist that route. interesting what dennis herrera thinks. he's been on every -- he's a married catholic straight...
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the deadline is less than two weeks away and the president says he has a plan to reduce the deficit and save money without taking a toll on the middle class. that would include some additional taxes for the wealthy including those making over $1 million a year. but congressional republicans say they do not want to close those loopholes that right now benefit the rich. more bill press is am could go up after the break. stay with us. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com [ male announcer ] start with a groundbreaking car. good. then invent an entirely new way to buy one. no. no. no. yes! a website that works like a wedding registry. but for a car. first, you customize it. then let people sponsor the car's parts as gifts. dad sponsors the engine for your birthday. grandma sponsors the rims for graduation. the car gets funded. then you pick up your new dodge dart at the dealership. and all that's left to do is say thanks. easy. ♪ ♪ the bar harbor bake is really worth trying. [ male announcer ] get more during red lobster's lo
the deadline is less than two weeks away and the president says he has a plan to reduce the deficit and save money without taking a toll on the middle class. that would include some additional taxes for the wealthy including those making over $1 million a year. but congressional republicans say they do not want to close those loopholes that right now benefit the rich. more bill press is am could go up after the break. stay with us. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find...
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on the deficit. then they caved, once they came back. right? on the budget and extended things again. isn't it likely no matter their bluff, they are going to cave on the sequester as well? >> we will see what happens. on top republicans are set to unveil their package with sec wrestration and they are likely to introduce a plan to pay for a year's worth of sequester cuts, a year reduction in the federal work force through attrition, not people losing their jobs but that's what they are set to unveil. >> that's kelly ayott, the chair of the house armed services committee and reveal an alternate plan and say what president obama suggested is dead on arrival in the house, not going to make it through congress >> bill: but they will come up with their own plan? >> they will later this afternoon. >> juan aa summers reporter for politico pro the paid addition? >> we are behind the pay wall but i pop up on the main site to cause trouble. >> defense related issues chuck hagel's nomination sequester, 866-55-press, i want to ask you one question and com
on the deficit. then they caved, once they came back. right? on the budget and extended things again. isn't it likely no matter their bluff, they are going to cave on the sequester as well? >> we will see what happens. on top republicans are set to unveil their package with sec wrestration and they are likely to introduce a plan to pay for a year's worth of sequester cuts, a year reduction in the federal work force through attrition, not people losing their jobs but that's what they are...
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i think obama is clearly -- look, some kind of a long-term budget reduction deficit-reduction deal is clearly one of the things that obama wants as a legacy among others. but obama does not seem to be terribly concerned about the financial system. he gave an interview to "rolling stone" magazine last fall. he talked about a whole range of things with douglas brinkley, the historian. at one point, he said he was okay with what geithner had done. he didn't think it needed to be reinstituted. you get the sense between lew whose expertise does not include wall street and a president himself, you're going to get the status quo. >> bill: michael good for you to join us this morning. you can follow michael hirsch at nationaljournal.com. the "full court press," here we go on a friday. january 11. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." @Ñ >> she gets the comedians laughing... >> that's hilarious! >> ...and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there's wiggle-room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> and current will let me say anything. >> only on curre
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it is the mint a coin campaign and use that to pay down our deficit. the white house yesterday was asked about it. they didn't rule it out. what's your take on that, congressman? is that something that we could possibly look at and even go down that path? >> i think we should look at it -- i think we should look at it very, very carefully. it is almost too good to be true, to be frank. we can solve this problem. this debt problem. and we can make sure that we do this in a very balanced way. the key to all of this is bring in again, vice president biden. i thought did he a great job. explaining the negotiations. i think he -- we were very impressed with his negotiating skills. i think the president needs to do more in that role. the circumstances at the time, to cause the parties to do this thing right so that there is a balanced approach. we've got to get more revenue. we've got to be careful that we're not taking from people that already have nothing. that is people like -- my constituents or social security and medicare. >> peter: congressman elijah
it is the mint a coin campaign and use that to pay down our deficit. the white house yesterday was asked about it. they didn't rule it out. what's your take on that, congressman? is that something that we could possibly look at and even go down that path? >> i think we should look at it -- i think we should look at it very, very carefully. it is almost too good to be true, to be frank. we can solve this problem. this debt problem. and we can make sure that we do this in a very balanced...
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there is a time and a place for budget reductions for deficit training. in the current environment, this isn't it. this just isn't it. >> bill: well here is what i am afraid some people may not understand, dan. maybe you can help us with this is why. some people say, well look, all we are doing is cutting government spending. right? but the private sector can continue to grow and continue to grow and has nothing to do with investment in the private sector. why are they wrong? >> first of all, the quick answer to that is "nonsense ". >> on the radio, television. >> right. the situation is very simple. gdp, economic growth in the country, if anyone remembers back to the basic economic 101 it's corporate spending, consumer spending government spending and trade. and we now know. we have years of data at this point that giveses aren't spending. >> now we have data that's the last couple of years as the government has gone into an austerity program. corporations aren't spending. consumers aren't spending. there is ample evidence here to say that that calculati
there is a time and a place for budget reductions for deficit training. in the current environment, this isn't it. this just isn't it. >> bill: well here is what i am afraid some people may not understand, dan. maybe you can help us with this is why. some people say, well look, all we are doing is cutting government spending. right? but the private sector can continue to grow and continue to grow and has nothing to do with investment in the private sector. why are they wrong? >>...
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one of the things the president tried to stress is none of the stuff will add to the budget deficit. i don't think anybody believes that especially the republicans. i think that's part of the problem he's got. his agenda was crowded before the state of the union. got the sequester hitting on march 1st. $85 billion in automatic cuts. the continuing resolution that funds the government expires on march 27th so march is going to be an incredibly busy month anyway. you had immigration gun control and now to put on top of that, a minimum wage increase and universal preschool that's an awl big load for any congress to carry, especially one that's split between the parties. >> bill: the president also talked about jobs and particularly getting jobs started in the manufacturing sector in various ways by these manufacturing hubs he called them by getting rid of tax breaks for taking jobs overseas and giving tax advantages to people who are bringing jobs back into this country. >> some of that stuff he can do on his own. >> bill: i was going to ask you that. >> he already has the money for it.
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getting our economy back on track and responsibly reducing our deficit. so we have to make sure that everyone has a fair shot and that everyone does their fair share. that's what the buffett rule is all about. >> bill: absolutely is all about. senator tammy baldwin from wisconsin, our guest here on our news line this morning on the "full court press." senator, we learned earlier today on the show from congresswoman donna edwards that john boehner has said congress is going home today. they're done. they're not going to be here tomorrow so even if the senate acts today the house won't be here to act tomorrow. so we're going see the sequester, aren't we? >> you know, i fear that will be the case. i was beginning to predict that in the last couple of weeks having heard speaker boehner make several comments about not being willing to negotiate and -- but i think when it takes effect and people begin to see its effects there will be an even louder insistence as house members go home and hear from their constituents. but they return and get something done. so i
getting our economy back on track and responsibly reducing our deficit. so we have to make sure that everyone has a fair shot and that everyone does their fair share. that's what the buffett rule is all about. >> bill: absolutely is all about. senator tammy baldwin from wisconsin, our guest here on our news line this morning on the "full court press." senator, we learned earlier today on the show from congresswoman donna edwards that john boehner has said congress is going home...
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and to really care about deficit reduction. no he said social security, medicare income inequality, gay rights environmentalism, everything. >> bill: i think he even used the phrase, didn't he, income inequality. >> he didn't use the phrase but he made it very clear. he used an interesting phrase. he said america can't thrive when -- i can't remember precisely. the shrinking few. taking all of the money. >> bill: right. the one line i think -- so his general theme was the constitution says we are all created equal and we all as americans, right. our liberal mission is to make sure -- to make the bridge between that dream and today's reality. and we have to do so in many different -- that's why he -- he basically said if you believe in the constitution, you have to support gay rights today right? if you believe in the constitution, you have to support social security and medicare and medicaid and helping the disadvantaged and if you believe in the constitution, you have to be part of the effort to erase poverty in this country.
and to really care about deficit reduction. no he said social security, medicare income inequality, gay rights environmentalism, everything. >> bill: i think he even used the phrase, didn't he, income inequality. >> he didn't use the phrase but he made it very clear. he used an interesting phrase. he said america can't thrive when -- i can't remember precisely. the shrinking few. taking all of the money. >> bill: right. the one line i think -- so his general theme was the...